Augustus Della-Porta

Senior Associate

Experience

Augustus advises charity and social enterprise clients on commercial, contractual, governance and charity law matters. He provides advice on contracts, funding agreements, mergers, governance and constitutional issues, collaborative working and intellectual property. He also advises on restructuring, particularly on spinning out from local and central government. He works with a broad range of not-for-profit clients, particularly public sector services, Muslim and other faith-based organisations, sports organisations, trade associations, international not-for-profit organisations and organisations working in the Arab region.

Examples of recent work

Advising Qatari and Egyptian not-for-profit organisations on the establishment of UK charities

Advising a trade association on incorporating

Advising a music service on its spin out from a local authority

Transfer of children’s services from Richmond and Kingston local authorities to Achieving for Children CIC

Advising a local authority on its suite of grant documentation

Restructure of a multi-sports club as a charity with a trading subsidiary

Advising a Muslim charity on a joint venture to build on Islamic centre

Transfer of heritage services from Somerset and Devon County Councils to South West Heritage Trust

Qualifications and career

University of Kent, Theology, (including a year in Israel and Palestine), 1998

English teacher, Damascus, Syria, 1998-2002

Volunteer advisor at a Citizens’ Advice Bureau, 2002

Advisor and director of charities providing advice and support to refugees, 2002

Post Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course, 2007

Joined Bates Wells Braithwaite in 2007

Admitted as a solicitor in 2009

Become an associate in 2012

Pro bono, memberships and appointments

Numerous pro bono advice to charities, particularly these providing aid to victims of the Syrian conflict and civil society organisations in the Arab regions

Co-ordinating BWB’s pro bono advice with LawWorks

Member of the Charity Law Association and Solicitor’s International Human Rights Group